Novels like The Calamity at Dawn
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- 51 Xu Xian Is No Sword Immortal 许仙不是剑仙 New book: You Don't Know the Joy of Demonic Cultivation Techniques Xu Xian, He had planned to flee ten thousand miles away as soon as Bai Suzhen arrived. Unfortunately, in this world overrun with demons, he simply wasn't strong enough to do that. So, he chose to be a low-key sword immortal on the surface. In secret, he studied escape arts, practiced Daoist techniques, made talismans, researched formations, and made friends far and wide. If he could, Xu Xian would only use sword techniques... [In 0Votes75.8kRecs365.3kFans
- 52 My Wife Really Isn’t a Snake Demon 娘子真不是蛇妖 A beautiful wife falls from the sky, along with a fortune worth millions. Thanks to a mysterious marriage contract, Chen Mu, a lowly constable, inexplicably gained a beautiful wife and a vast fortune. His wife, surnamed Bai, was as lovely as a celestial maiden. He also had a flirtatious maid by his side named Xiao Qing. Then one day, a monk covered in golden dragon tattoos suddenly came to find him and revealed a shocking secret: “Good sir, your wife isn’t human. She’s... a demon!” What left Che 0Votes178kRecs564.2kFans
- 53 EN When Did This World Start Displaying Health Bars? 这个世界什么时候有血条显示了 A nameless little restaurant tucked away on an ordinary street? A cursed object sealed away in a steel metropolis? A mysterious history of time and space, twisted and turned upside down?... Ever since he started seeing "IDs" and "health bars," Gu Mo figured he must be seeing things wrong. He resolved to return to the world of normal people, refusing to let his delusions and hallucinations drag him down. Yet the everyday world kept falling apart more with each passing day, and its unraveling grew 0Votes207kRecs340.5kFans
- 54 EN I Have a Lot of Resurrection Coins 我有好多复活币 The road to immortality is long, and only the sword keeps me company. My name is Jiang Lin, and I’m a good kid in every way. But now... I’m a member of the Demon Cult... Oh, and I have 99,999 revival coins... One day, she broke through the gates of the Demon Cult and pointed her sword at me, demanding an answer. I slowly poured myself a cup of tea and calmly said: “I loved you once...” 0Votes175.3kRecs470.1kFans
- 55 EN Monster Hunting High School 猎妖高校 After the college entrance exams, Zheng Qing didn't go to the Imperial Capital University he had long dreamed of attending. Instead, carrying his luggage and a fox, he followed a letter of admission and ventured into an unfamiliar college. There was no advanced mathematics, English, or political theory here. In their place were divination, astronomy, and the philosophy of magic. Extracurricular activities meant hunting demons and monsters, and everyone's interests were wonderfully strange. He sa 51Votes213.9kRecs199.8kFans
- 56 EN Cultivating Immortality Begins with Time Management 修仙从时间管理开始 “So you’ve been lying to me all along, haven’t you?” She raised her trembling gaze, only to find that her senior brother’s once-familiar face had become terrifyingly strange. “Lying? How should I put it?” Her senior brother gave a scornful smile and waggled a finger. “It’s more that none of you ever understood who I really was, from the very beginning.” He turned around with effortless grace and strolled toward the supreme throne in the sky. Peerless sword beams, raging seas of flame, silvery st 0Votes157.9kRecs455.4kFans
- 57 An Ordinary Vampire's Life 日常系血族 What should you keep in mind as a vampire? Ahem... Obey the law and love life! This is a story about the everyday life of a vampire. 1Votes73.4kRecs231.3kFans
- 58 EN Who Isn’t a Cultivator These Days? 谁还不是个修行者了 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. He transmigrates into a fantasy world, only to find that... Cultivators with advanced ideals have just ended the long, drawn-out war that brought the old era of cultivation, long past its prime, to a close. The age of imperial oppression is gone, and the era when cultivators stood above everyone else has vanished. This is a vibrant new age in which cultivation is accessible to all. Welcome to the dawn of a new era. These d 28Votes296.9kRecs787kFans
- 59 Reborn: Watching the Neighboring Twins Grow Up 重生之邻家双子初长成 Lu Man returned to 2006. The girl next door, his childhood sweetheart, was one of a pair of twin sisters. "We grew up together, and you still can't tell me apart from my older sister!" "Why would I need to tell you apart?" "...Fine, you don't have to chase me anymore, but what are you trying to say?!" "Nothing. I just think your mom's been really good to me, and I don't want a different mother-in-law." 0Votes117.3kRecs374.9kFans
- 60 What If a Shrine Maiden Won't Leave You Alone? 假如被巫女缠住 I possess every talent. Handsome and charming, with looks that turn heads; Respectful to my elders and sincere toward others; A brilliant student, exceptionally smart and hardworking, widely read and extraordinarily gifted; Possessed of an unshakable, noble spirit and an immensely powerful personal magnetism. I should have lived a life of glory. So why didn’t I? Sunlight filters through the leaves, and the shrine maiden smiles like a flower. 0Votes288.3kRecs363.3kFans
- 61 Defend Nanshan Park 保卫南山公园 EVA! Gundam! Pacific Rim! Tell me loud and clear: what's a man's idea of romance! 25Votes130.4kRecs193.9kFans
- 62 The Girl in Front of Me Is Actually My Biggest Hater 前桌女生竟是我的头号黑粉 A man who wrote 13 novels and abandoned every single one of them gets caught by a female reader in real life! She may have a wonderfully effective way of demanding updates, (and a downright horrifying way of forcing them) but an ordinary author still has only a 0.024% chance of becoming a professional writer. Putting your life on hold for something like that… Totally worth it! 0Votes191.8kRecs285kFans
- 63 Miss, Something's Not Right About You 姑娘你不对劲啊 (This work has been adapted into a comic. Search for Hey, You’re Acting Strange! on Tencent Animation.) [Lighthearted Synopsis] Poor family, both parents dead, and then his beautiful fiancée breaks off their engagement. I’ve got all the makings of a standard wish-fulfillment protagonist, so my golden finger should be coming any minute, right? But that very night, his fiancée suddenly changed her mind: “I’m not breaking off the engagement!” She even wanted them to move in together and sleep in th 3Votes314.9kRecs586.6kFans
- 64 My Wife Isn't Human 吾妻非人哉 For the sake of her sales figures, Wang Quan had no choice but to spend 698 yuan registering for a VIP membership on her matchmaking site. He then spent another 9.9 yuan to apply for a match. He’d thought it would be an ordinary blind date, but... He looked up at the figure in front of him and fell into thought: Three hundred meters tall, with wings made of countless tentacles... Nine heads, each a monstrous skull with no features, just f 0Votes187.1kRecs523.3kFans
- 65 Everyday Romance with a Hint of Tea 茶味恋爱日常 This is a romance-focused, everyday-life story. Come on in and enjoy! Get the Good Person Card System. When someone you're pursuing hurts you and turns you down, you can earn Good Person Cards of varying quality and exchange them for System items? Ning Yuan: “!!!” Let's go after those green tea girls who've fallen into darkness! (red-eyed) Huh? A nice girl? Nice girls, go away! Don't come over here! P.S. 1: This book is also known as Starting a Tea Garden from Scratch, Master Ning Teaches You to 7Votes105.8kRecs345.7kFans
- 66 EN The Cage Breaker 出笼记 This is a future age. The period before the Third World War in the twenty-first century was called the Near Ancient Era; after the end of the Fourth World War, it was defined as the Near Modern Era. Only after a breakthrough in physics did the Modern Era begin. It is an age in which civilizations, nations, and societies have begun to devote their resources to interfering with space-time and planes of existence. Earth is the Main World, the only true realm among all the myriad spacetime continuum 6Votes827.5kRecs337kFans
- 67 If You're Reborn, Be a Little Harder on Yourself 重生就要对自己狠一点 I came back from that glorious era to walk the road again, not to make up for any regrets, but to find out what my true limits are. If you’re ruthless enough with yourself, even Heaven will lend you a hand! 0Votes526.1kRecs366.2kFans
- 68 EN This Taoist Is Going to College! 贫道要考大学 Also known as: The Young Daoist Chen Wants to Go to College Chen Shi'an has lived on the mountain for eighteen years. The text he knows best by heart is the Dao De Jing, and the ritual he performs most skillfully is the rite for sending off the dead. It was not until the day his master breathed his last that he learned the truth: in this day and age, funeral rites must be registered, and inheriting a Daoist temple requires a diploma! What is a dropout who slipped through nine years of compulsory 76Votes381.2kRecs904.1kFans
- 69 The Supernatural Returns: You Call This Proper Science?! 怪异复苏：你管这叫正经科普？！ Lin Muge transmigrates from a society where strange creatures and humans live in peace to a time when the strange have only just begun to reawaken. With his head full of knowledge, he chooses to become an educational content creator, helping everyone understand strange creatures better. “I call this one Octopus Bro. Look at its cute little cherry mouths!” On a raging sea, Lin Muge stands aboard a tiny boat tossed about by the wind and rain, excitedly pointing his camera at the giant octopus behi 0Votes62.4kRecs311.4kFans
- 70 Invading the Mortal World 侵入人间 ~ Xu Xiangyang has two close friends: the girl next door who lives in the same alley, and the class monitor from the class next door. Xu Xiangyang has a secret he cannot tell anyone: he knows that one of his two friends is raising a great demon capable of destroying the world... ~ Set at the end of the last century, this is a story of boys and girls who rely on one another, find comfort in one another, and make their way toward happiness togeth 17Votes238kRecs414.1kFans
- 71 I Will Bury the Gods 我将埋葬众神 On a stormy night, the Daoist Saintess comes to hunt him down. The final battle of their fated struggle approaches, old gods descend from the unknown, and an ancient dynasty opens its doors to them… … (New book discussion groups: 961095758 (full), group two: 548904977 (full), group three: 827825166 (still open). Everyone is welcome to join and chat.) 10Votes354.7kRecs1.1MFans
- 72 I Am the Cat King 我是猫大王 “Ding! Main quest: Train your master to become a cat servant.” Xika lazily listened to the System’s ninety-ninth prompt in its mind, paying it no attention. “I’ve already turned into a cat. What more do you want from me? Should I act like a kitten and go meow, meow, meow? Cute enough? I’d rather die than…” Just then, a tingling sensation suddenly spread across the back of its neck, and it was lifted up and stuffed into a pet carrier Becoming a Big White Cat is a food novel dressed up as a spiri 0Votes347kRecs334.3kFans
- 73 EN What If My Heroine Escapes Her Novel? 女主从书里跑出来了怎么办 Chu Ge writes harem novels. As he was writing about one of the world’s most powerful women, a sect leader, beginning to fall in love... A woman appeared in his room and held a sword to his throat. “If you dare write that I fall in love with that man, I’ll kill you.” 14Votes466.1kRecs1.5MFans
- 74 EN My Fierce Dao Companion Has Also Reborn 凶猛道侣也重生了 As the only male heir of the Lu family, Lu Shui received an order from the family elders today: go to the Mu family and break off his engagement. He’d heard that the Mu family’s heavenly daughter had lost all her cultivation overnight and become a cripple, leaving the Lu family elders deeply dissatisfied. They wanted to call off the engagement and find another match. Ordinary Lu Shui didn’t refuse. But when Lu Shui arrived at the Mu family and saw his fiancée, he was dumbfounded. It turned out t 4Votes261.1kRecs788kFans
- 75 My Wife, Something's Not Right 我家娘子，不对劲 When he woke up, Luo Qingzhou had become a lowly illegitimate son of the Luo family, a powerful clan in the Chengguo Duke's residence of the Great Yan Empire. To help the Luo family's second young master break off his engagement, Luo Qingzhou was forced to marry into another family, wedding a supposedly mute, expressionless fool. Only after the wedding ceremony and their wedding night did he suddenly realize: "Something's not right about my wife!" But it wasn't just his wife. Her two little maid 38Votes676.2kRecs4.8MFans
- 76 We Live in Nanjing 我们生活在南京 This is a clichéd story about two young people saving the world. 14Votes146.2kRecs613.7kFans
- 77 A Hundred Lifetimes in Search of Immortality 百世求仙 Across a hundred lifetimes among mortals, I do not vie for the splendor of one life, but for every moment across a hundred. I seek immortality in the mortal world. My name is Li Qing. I transcended the mortal realm in three lifetimes, entered the Dao in nine, and attained immortality in a hundred. [A cultivation novel about longevity, not a simulator, not a story about reincarnation and rebirth.] [A hundred lifetimes of allotted years, one life in each lifetime.] 12Votes112.6kRecs752.6kFans
- 78 My Wife Is a Superstar 我老婆是大明星 My boss wants to marry me off to his daughter, who's a big star... (Everyday-life story, light comedy, no angst, nothing too intense. Give it a try...) 6Votes980kRecs1MFans
- 79 Homebody Witch 宅魔女 [If you think it’s too slow-paced, don’t come in! If you think it’s too slow-paced, don’t come in! If you think it’s too slow-paced, don’t come in!] Question: Beneath the stars, there is a beauty with hair as black as eternal night and bright eyes that shine like stars. Her powerful magic makes the world tremble, and her peerless beauty makes all beings bow. Who is she? “That’s right, it’s me, the Witch Queen, Dorothy!” P.S. Originally titled The Armed Witch. No romance, slow-paced setting-focus 27Votes551.5kRecs432.6kFans
- 80 EN I Can't Die, So I Pretend to Be a Vampire 不死的我只好假扮血族 Fang Cheng had his head chopped off. His heart was pierced. His mouth was stuffed full of garlic. He was dragged into the sunlight and left to burn. His furious enemies hacked him to pieces. Fang Cheng came back to life and spread his hands toward his enemies. “I'll level with you. I'm not actually a vampire!” The crowd roared, “Like we'd believe a word you say!” 5Votes184.9kRecs946.4kFans
- 81 EN Are We Destroying the World Today? 今天毁灭世界了吗？ “So you're saying the world is about to end, and that's why you want to steal a rocket?” “This is a first. I've arrested people for robbing jewelry stores and banks. I've even arrested someone for hijacking a train, but never anyone trying to steal a rocket.” “What were you thinking? Even if you actually managed to steal it, could you fly it?” Lin Xu slowly nodded from across the table. “I can.” “Really. I've flown it countless times already.” “Also, you really need to hurry. I'm out of time.” “ 64Votes261.1kRecs951.9kFans
- 82 Buried Origin 葬元 A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
- 83 The Empire Reborn 复活帝国 [Synopsis One] A young genius suffering from a terminal illness chooses to undergo cryogenic preservation. When Ren Zhong wakes, he finds himself in a wilderness, beneath a huge blue sun and two silvery moons. On this unfamiliar planet, Ren Zhong builds up experience by exploiting a revival ability that lets him rewind time, and resolves to become a warrior. After being betrayed, hunted, and put on trial, he decide 0Votes343.2kRecs640.1kFans
- 84 Lord of the Nine Stars 九星之主 Cold stars shine on the halberd, the moon lights the bow; the dragon sparrow’s rumbling wheels startle the snowy night. Half a page of fame lies beyond a thousand mountains; silver blossoms and fiery trees adorn the hometown. “I, Rong Taotao, will one day become the master of those nine stars.” That year, a boy with a little backpack, naturally curly hair, and a Fangtian Huaji halberd in hand said those words on a rooftop. … My completed four-million-word novel, Nine Star Burden, is also availab 2Votes1.3MRecs751.7kFans
- 85 Love Comes After the Simulation 恋爱要在模拟后 [Love Simulator, at your service] [Simulations will appear as text and scenes from your memories] [Each simulation has three stages: courtship, falling in love, and turmoil/tender moments] [When the simulation ends, you will receive a score and review to help you reflect on the relationship] [Click to continue] . While in Japan, Nan Youxi got his hands on a love simulator. What was the point of a fake simulation? He had initially dismissed it. Until he discovered that he could acquire skills hon 10Votes171.1kRecs581.6kFans
- 86 EN The Sorcerer's Manual 术师手册 In 1668, the city I lived in was named the safest place in the country. I made an indelible contribution to that achievement. Because I got caught. 100Votes1.1MRecs2.9MFans
- 87 The Ordinary Life of Ordinary Humans 平常人类的平凡生活 This book is addictive. You can't read it at night, at work, while eating, or while walking. You can only sneak a look when you're alone. He Sihai, known as He Dali, is good at farming, hauling bricks, bragging, running a stall, saving money, and raising peaches. This is simply the “ordinary” life story of an “ordinary person.” It's a story about helping the dead fulfill th 5Votes817.3kRecs693.2kFans
- 88 EN King of Beast Tamers 御兽之王 … In this brand-new age of beast taming, who will become the undisputed King of Beast Tamers? 19Votes855.5kRecs2.7MFans
- 89 My Superpowers Refresh Every Week 我的超能力每周刷新 Chen Yuan discovered that his superpower refreshed once a week. In the first week, he saw a red number hanging over every living thing, ranging from hundreds and thousands to tens of thousands. The smallest number he'd ever seen was above a teddy bear: 0.00001. The next second, it was crushed to death by a large truck. In the second week, he discovered he could hear other people's thoughts, and he couldn't control it. Whatever was on their minds streamed straight into his head, so he no longer d 153Votes484.1kRecs2.9MFans
- 90 Starting in Maoshan, Across the Myriad Worlds 诸天从茅山开始 What would you do if you could travel back and forth to a “special” version of Republican-era China? Become the richest man alive and marry a harem of beauties? Take up your brush to serve the nation and become the greatest writer in the land? Prepare for war, then rise to nobility and command armies? Or... Train until your form is as graceful as a crane, with two books beneath a thousand pines. I came to ask the Way, but found nothing left to say: clouds in the blue sky, water in a bottle. P.S. 2Votes246.3kRecs724.5kFans
- 91 From the Dragon Clan, I Fight My Way Across the World 从龙族开始打穿世界 A strong young man arrives in the world of Dragon Raja. Faced with the entrance exam prep at Cassell College, Lu Chen is freaking out. The whole bus is full of little dragon people, and he's the only one who isn't a mixed-blood... How is he supposed to pass the 3E exam? Asking online, it's kind of urgent! This is the story of a boy who gradually becomes the top dog at Cas 7Votes277.8kRecs893.4kFans
- 92 Stargate 星门 Legend says that deep in the ancient starry sky stands a red gate stained with blood and fire. Legends and myths, darkness and light, countless tales all flow through this ancient portal. Gaze down from the Star Gate: passion lights up heaven and earth, and darkness will eventually fade! The Star Gate comic launches on November 18! If you're interested in the comic, go check it out. 53Votes4.5MRecs5.3MFans
- 93 Wei Junzi, Who Faces Death with a Smile 视死如归魏君子 Wei Jun knew that the moment he was killed, he would become invincible, so he began trying every possible way to get himself killed. Then he discovered that something was wrong with this world. “Back then, the Immortal Sects lorded it over the imperial court and threw their weight around. Every official in the court, myself included, groveled before the immortals. Only Wei Jun had the courage to face death without fear. In full view of everyone, he scolded me for bringing disgrace upon the digni 0Votes424.9kRecs2MFans
- 94 My Girlfriend Is a Bratty Rich Heiress 我的女友是恶劣大小姐 [Then become more handsome, if you can win the heart of a beautiful girl] [If you can make your sweet talk sound even better, say it to her too] [But remember, don't make the first move] [Let the beautiful girl say it herself: “Handsome Tokyo guy with a silver tongue, I have to make you mine. You're mine.”] This is the story of a boy from Iwate Prefecture who becomes a handsome Tokyo guy. 147Votes832.1kRecs2.3MFans
- 95 Starting in Naruto as the Mastermind Behind the Scenes 从火影开始做幕后黑手 In Konoha Year 56, two new members join the Akatsuki. One is Uchiha Itachi, and the other is Uehara Naraku. He’s an award-winning actor. He’s ridiculously overpowered. Please check out and support the new book, From Naruto Onward, I’ll Be a Wage Earner! [Naruto Arc (Complete)] [One Piece Arc (Complete)] [Overlord Arc (Complete)] [Bleach Arc (Complete)] [Marvel Arc (Complete)] 5Votes342.1kRecs644.4kFans
- 96 The Unspeakable Diary 不可名状的日记簿 "The Unknowable Diary" is a fully immersive game released worldwide at the same time. Centered on tabletop role-playing adventures, it lets every player feel as if they are truly there. Yu Yi, a veteran COC troublemaker, was successfully lured into the game. The moment he put on the game watch, launched the game, and opened the diary, unknowable, stirring, urgent tones echoed in his mind. One advertisement a 0Votes93kRecs167.5kFans
- 97 EN The Immortal's Unyielding Seriousness 这个人仙太过正经 A demigod's body, standing shoulder to shoulder with mortals! A proper human immortal, harvesting gods in the wilds of mountains and seas! (Serious synopsis) The sky stretches ninety thousand miles high, and the earth is home to countless kingdoms. The human path is fraught with hardship, while the mountains and seas are nothing but desolate wastes. 8Votes12.6MRecs3.3MFans
- 98 This Monster Isn't That Cold 这只妖怪不太冷 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. Everyday stories of Zhou Li and the yaoguai: Zhou Li has been able to see yaoguai since childhood, but it isn't until the end of his final year of high school that he finally makes contact with one. 12Votes601.7kRecs388.5kFans
- 99 EN Li Qing's Bizarre Adventure 李青的奇妙冒险 [A JOJO fan fiction] I, Li Qing, have a System. “What the heck is a System?” “That's obviously a Stand attack!” P.S. I'm no good at writing blurbs. Come on in and take a look, dear readers~ Trust me, even if you haven't read the original, you'll still find this a fun read. 11Votes219.5kRecs261.5kFans
- 100 EN Reborn, Who Needs Romance? 都重生了谁谈恋爱啊 After struggling all the way to the age of thirty-eight without being able to afford a home, he is told that getting married requires paying a bride price of three hundred thousand yuan first. He has scrimped and saved for most of his life, worked himself to the bone, but where did all the money go? Who exactly earned it all? Jiang Qin, reborn at eighteen with countless grievances weighing on him, opens his eyes with only one thought: start a business and make money. Step one: take back the lo 275Votes1.4MRecs11MFans
